I read Orhan Pamuks "The White Castle", I re-read it but I'd forgotten pretty much everything. I find it exhausting but its worth it in the end, the style mostly. I want to get all the other Faber 80th birthday edition books if I can find them. They're so pretty! I also got The Bell Jar and another one.

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The PPK is a mere cooking seminar for flexitarians who believe in the good of man, but might be a good resource for 3d video expertise and ready-made inhumane slaughterhouse timelines.

Just finished "The golden egg" by Donna Leon, it was nice but the later books seem to be more and more about stereotypes and exaggerated views of italian ways of life than about investigations. That was always the underlying flavor, but it's becoming almost all the story.

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I finally finished the Book Thief. It took me a really long time, it was excellent but hard to read for me. I was disappointed with the ending and would have liked some more details after all of that reading, but I was still very happy with it overall.

Now I'm reading Dorothy L Sayers' Lard Peter Wimsey books. I've read most of them before, but not the one I'm on now, Clouds of Witness.

I've been on a 30s detective kick lately and have reread some Sayers and Christie. I'm thinking I should probably get 'round to reading those Wimsey novels I haven't read yet. I must say that Clouds of Witness wasn't one of my favourites.

It's a western written by a woman that is largely shown from the woman's perspective. I'm loving it - awesome almost-summer read.

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It's a western written by a woman that is largely shown from the woman's perspective. I'm loving it - awesome almost-summer read.

_________________If you spit on my food I will blow your forking head off, you filthy shitdog. - MumblesDon't you know that vegan meat is the gateway drug to chicken addiction? Because GMO and trans-fats. - kaerlighed

So, I read all 4 of the Alex Morrow series by Denise Mina. I liked her other 2 series and was hopeful about this one, but it just wasn't as good. I think part of it was Alex just not being terribly likeable, even after she sorted her anger problem. Most of the books had really unsatisfactory endings - they felt abrupt, unfinished, even unjust. I dunno, I just didn't feel as satisfied when they were finished as I did with her other books.

Now that I'm done with those, I'm on to Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim #3).

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I read The Goldfinch and The Secret History. I liked The Goldfinch better. I found myself hating most of the characters in Secret History, but there were a few characters in The Goldfinch I was ok with.

Now I'm reading The People in the Trees by Hanya Yangahira. I like it, but the main character/narrator is an awful person.

Im reading Donna Tartt's "The goldfinch". Its ok so far, only 200 pages in. Only 600 to go.

I've just finished this book. I'd be interested to know what you think when you finish it.

Ok, just read the last of the 1020 pages. I thought it was good but not great, I felt the style was like a teenage novel or maybe crime, not the "high literature" that it's sold as.

I read secret history years ago because someone recommended it and I did enjoy it. I don't normally go for really lengthy books but thought I'd give the Goldfinch a go. I agree, good but not great. I did like the idea of the story and I liked lots of the characters but I thought one of the choices made by Theo near the end of the book seemed unlikely really. I'm glad I read it but not sure I'd rave about it to other peope like I do with other books.

That's exactly how I feel about Donna Tartt: why is everybody calling this "literature."

I'm reading Elizabeth Hoyt's Maiden Lane series. They are Georgian era romances. She is a good writer so they are high quality fluff. I didn't intend to get sucked in. I just had one from a Kindle sale, and now I'm on the fourth.

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Trying to finish a Swedish crime novel (Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt) but I find myself irrationally irritated by it. Why is this woman so prized? I've read one of her books before and while I mostly enjoyed reading about one of my favourite places I don't remember it being this bad. The police should just talk to an archaeologist already. Gah. Only 150 pages to go.